The Brooklyn Ink

Muslims in Brooklyn: A Community on The Edge

Ten years after 9/11, the Muslim community in Brooklyn has been forced into the public view again in the wake of recent revelations that the NYPD were conducting secret surveillance programs against them. Our reporter [...]

The Anarchivists: Who Owns the Occupy Wall Street Narrative?

On Nov 15, NYPD officers raided Zuccotti Park, and the Occupy Wall Street movement lost its space. Now groups and institutions—including the Smithsonian’s Natural Museum of American History, NYU’s Tamiment Library and the New York Historical Society– are working to enshrine the movement in the form of an archive.

But who, in the end, will get to tell the definitive story?

Brooklyn Congresswoman Not In Favor of Alabama Law

Brooklyn congresswoman Yvette Clarke does not agree with the Alabama immigration law. In fact, she believes it’s “just a step below apartheid.” The congresswoman was one of a dozen lawmakers to go to Alabama to [...]

For Occupy Wall Street, the Honeymoon is Over

It’s been one week since Occupy Wall Street was booted from Zuccotti Park in a pre-dawn raid. But there were already signs that the movement was growing unstable and fragmented.

Slideshow: Arrests at OWS “Day of Action”

Slideshow: OWS Day of Action

LIVE: OWS Evicted From Zuccotti

NYPD have descended upon the Occupy Wall Street camp in Zuccotti Park. The Brooklyn Ink has live coverage from our reporters on the ground and the social media sphere.

OWS: What Should Happen Next?

The people of Brooklyn strongly reacted after police officers descended on Zuccotti Park in a surprise sweep of the Occupy Wall Street headquarters. We asked Brooklyn: What do you think should happen next?

OWS Eviction: What do you want to know?

Ask questions of us and our reporters on the ground. Follow along with events as they unfold here, or on our Storify.

Faces of OWS: The Police

From Zuccotti Park to Times Square to Washington Square Park, the New York Police Department has been out in full force during the Occupy Wall Street protests. They’ve donned riot gear, clashed with protestors and [...]